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Laboratory Manager - International Organization for Migration (IOM)

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Nairobi  

Published On: 10th, May 2023

Closes on: 23rd, May 2023

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Responsibilities:

      • Organize laboratory services and its structure for efficient and optimal service delivery adapting to prevailing local conditions, levels of expertise and available technology.
      • Certify that facilities and bio-safety measures in the laboratory/lies meet international standards and country requirements; by actively participating in planning and designing of new or upgrading existing facilities.
      • Guarantee that standards of laboratory services correspond to HAPs and other programmers’ or project requirements via keeping Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) up to date and annual review.
      • Ensure high quality with regards to international standards in all aspects of service delivery via internal quality control and organizing and facilitating in external quality assessment.
      • Verify optimum staffing levels for planned workload. Recruit, train, supervise and assess laboratory staff. Ensure staff development and continuous training needs for staff.
      • Contribute in annual HAP activities planning and budget preparation related to laboratory services.
      • Guarantee that the equipment and consumables are sufficient for the anticipated workload. Plan and organize procurement, delivery, installation, servicing and operation of all laboratory equipment and optimal expenditure of consumables.
      • Validate system of organized record keeping and information management for timely delivery of results, data collection, analysis and reporting for laboratory monitoring and facilitation to operational research.
      • Liaise on laboratory related topics with national laboratories and laboratories in other countries, IOM Departments and national relevant entities.
      • Implement and maintain the system of service improvement with available long-term work plan addressing at least laboratory assessment, facilities and safety, process control, information management and customer service.
      • Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements:

      • Four years of relevant laboratory experience in a busy institution, preferably in a laboratory.
      • Proven management and/or Supervisory, or organizational and planning skills.
      • Demonstrated experience in clinical laboratory techniques including for TB;
      • Demonstrated ability to implement a laboratory quality management system;
      • Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices laboratory biosafety including for a TB containment laboratory;
      • Demonstrate effective managerial and leadership skills in the provision of quality laboratory services;
      • Computer literate with understanding of data collection and analysis for monitoring and continuous improvement of laboratory services and performance.
      • Awareness of the laboratory role in health systems, optimal use of resources for quality and efficient services delivery.
      • Master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology or a related discipline with two years’ relevant experience

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Mambo Maithya

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